270 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds 



Cossypha. semirufa. (Grant & Reid, p. 660.) 

 a, />. $ . Harrar, 8th January. Nos. 6.% 66. 



c. S- Batadino, 21th June. No. 384. 



d, e. S ? • Ze g'> Lalcc Tsana. 15th & 21st May. 

 Nos. 330 & 341. 



[I found these birds shy and difficult to approach ; they 

 rarely flew, aud preferred to make their escape by slipping 

 through the scrub from bush to bush, their presence being- 

 made known by their harsh rasping notes. The song is soft 

 and melodious and uttered in a low key. — E. D.] 



Thamnol.ea albiscapulata. (Grant & Reid, p. 6G0.) 

 a, b. S ¥ ■ Jeffi Dunsa, 13th February. Nos. 202,203. 

 €. ? . Dedgen, 22nd April. No. 307. 

 [The Abyssinian White-shouldered Robin, like its ally, 

 vsas met with on rocky ground. — E. D.] 



Thamnol^a semirufa. (Grant, p. 169.) 

 a. ? . Adis Ababa, 22nd March. No. 282. 

 [This extremely shy and cautious species was generally 

 seen in rocky ground. — E. D.] 



Erythropygia leucoptera. (Grant & Reid, p. GOO.) 

 a. £ . Mirti, 18th January. No. 127. 



Argya rubiginosa. (Grant & Reid, p. 661.) 

 a. ? . Mirti, 18th January. No. 121. 



Crateropus smithi. (Grant & Reid, p. 662.) 

 a. <$ . Harrar, 11th January. No. 69. 



Pycnonotus arsinoe. (Grant & Reid, p. 662.) 



a. $ . Bijo, 16th January. No. 88. 



b. <$ . Hara, Lake Zwai, 7th March. No. 233. 



c-e. <$ ? . Serba, Lake Zwai, 8th March. Nos. 239, 240, 

 &247. 



[A very bold and conspicuous bird, met with in pairs 

 throughout the greater part of our journey. — E. D.] 



Batis orientalts. (Grant & Reid, p. 662.) 



Of the four specimens before us two with a chestnut band 



across the breast are marked as males, and two with black 



bands as females. This determination, if correct, entirely 



upsets the generally accepted theory that the birds with 



